Science prooves it: Cats rule, dogs drool

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**Grey Templar**

http://news.yahoo.com/physicists-solve-mystery-why-cats-rule-dogs-drool-010638835.html

(Reuters) - Popular web videos showing that "cats rule and dogs drool" have new scientific evidence to support that felinophilic sentiment, at least when it comes to drinking.

While cats expertly manipulate water to quench thirst neatly, dogs smash, slosh, spill, and splash their way, according to research unveiled on Monday.

The latest findings, which focus on dogs and were presented at a meeting in San Francisco of the American Physical Society, build on an earlier discovery of how cats drink. Neither cats nor dogs can close their cheeks tightly enough to create suction, as humans do, so exactly how they manage had been a puzzle.

In 2010, engineers at Princeton University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, among other schools, discovered how cats lap water. Basically, felines touch their tongue to the water's surface without penetrating it, and pull up a column of liquid at a speed of 3 feet (1 meter) per second. Just before gravity pulls the water down, cats slam their mouth shut over the top of the column four times per second, swallow, and repeat.

When the dog study started, the scientists thought dogs would turn out to drink similarly to cats, said biomechanical engineer Sunny Jung of Virginia Tech, a member of the cat team who also led the dog research. Not so.

For one thing, cats' tongues gently touch the water surface, but dogs' smash through it, as cameras under a water trough showed. Dogs "make lots of splashing, but a cat never does," Jung said.

Also, cats pull up their tongue to create the water column with a force up to twice that of gravity. Dogs create a force up to eight times gravity.

Finally, although only the tip of a cat's tongue touches the water, a large area of the dog's does, making them sloppy drinkers. More precisely, the volume of water a dog's tongue can move increases exponentially with body size. Which is why Saint Bernards, but not dachshunds, turn kitchen floors into lakes.

The scientists plan to post a video of their work at http://gfm.aps.org/meetings/dfd-2014/54177b4369702d585ccd0300.

(Reporting by Sharon Begley; Editing by Richard Chang)

Yet more science showing the superiority of cats. Bow in shame filthy dog servants!

Please don't attach non wargaming images to Dakka. Reds8n

**Frazzled**

All I know is, cats run when wiener dog Rodney appears. Cats rule UNTIL THEY GET EATEN! MUAHAHAHAHA!

Ghost Tbone laughs his hoarse bark laugh. BARK! BARK!

**Swastakowey**

We didn't need proof of this.

My cat runs from dogs because they are dirty.

**Frazzled**

Swastakowey wrote:
We didn't need proof of this.

My cat runs from dogs because they are dirty.
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I agree your cats are dirty.

**Swastakowey**

Frazzled wrote:
Swastakowey wrote:
We didn't need proof of this.

My cat runs from dogs because they are dirty.

I agree your cats are dirty.

Haha I had that coming. Nice.

**Frazzled**

Swastakowey wrote:
Frazzled wrote:
Swastakowey wrote:
We didn't need proof of this.

My cat runs from dogs because they are dirty.

I agree your cats are dirty.

Haha I had that coming. Nice.

Rodney the shanker is not dirty. ROdney rolls in the carcasses of dead animals to hide his scent to better sneak up and SHANK YOU!
Its how he rolls!

**Swastakowey**

Frazzled wrote:
Swastakowey wrote:
Frazzled wrote:
Swastakowey wrote:
We didn't need proof of this.

My cat runs from dogs because they are dirty.

I agree your cats are dirty.

Haha I had that coming. Nice.

Rodney the shanker is not dirty. ROdney rolls in the carcasses of dead animals to hide his scent to better sneak up and SHANK YOU!
Its how he rolls!

Still dirty. My Dovahkittin catches her prey with skill not trickery. Like a civilized creature.

**Grey Templar**

My cat catches and eats squirrels while tormenting the neighbor's dogs.

**BlaxicanX**

I'm willing to concede that cats are far cleanlier and prim then dogs.

Willing because they need some reason to justify their existence... cats are totally useless animals. lol

**Frazzled**

Grey Templar wrote:
My cat catches and eats squirrels while tormenting the neighbor's dogs.

Enjoy it while you can. When Dachshundkrieg comes, killer drop bear have pledged allegiance to our cause. Death from below AND ABOVE!

In the interim your cat needs to watch out for coyotes.

**the shrouded lord**

my dog once had animal patrol called on her because some crazy ld woman thought she was a panther.

**Frazzled**

Pantherdoghere to save the day! Pantherdog! Stalks like a panther, barks like a dog!

**Tannhauser42**

My cat drinks out of the toilet despite having a perfectly good water bowl in the kitchen.

**LordofHats**

Grey Templar wrote:
My cat catches and eats squirrels while tormenting the neighbor's dogs.

One of our cats managed to catch a Crow twice her size. How did she do it? We have no fething idea, but I'll be damned she caught the thing.

**Doctadeth**

Our cat catches and eats huntsmen spiders, he absolutely terrorizes dogs (Took on an doberman at one point) And uses Jarrah logs to sharpen his claws, not pathetic cat posts

**squidhills**

My first cat, Fang (named him after Phyllis Diller's husband) was a feline murder machine. Anything that wasn't human in my house (or our yard, despite Fang being an indoor cat) died at his hands. Moles, mice, snakes, wasps, spiders, a groundhog.... made more impressive by the fact that he didn't have any claws and did all his killin' with his teeth.

And he wasn't scared of people, either. If you weren't careful in my house, you'd walk around a corner and have him suddenly attacking your knees. Not your ankles, like most cats, but your knees. He knew they were a better weak point, and he would jump up to get them.

He was like an angry douchebro tweaking on crystal meth. I miss that cat.

My second cat, Gracie (she kinda looked like Grace Jones) was the polar opposite and was completely terrified of anything that wasn't me. She was the archtypical scaredy-cat, and was afraid of big things, small things, fast things, slow things, things that were colored green, and things that were not colored green. I miss her, too.

**PhantomViper**

Tannhauser42 wrote:
My cat drinks out of the toilet despite having a perfectly good water bowl in the kitchen.

That is because she hasn't trained you properly yet. My cat catches us when we go to the bathroom and demands that we open the bathtub tap for her so that she can drink running water.

**Overlord Thraka**

My 3 legged cat George still climbs 20 ft poles to get the roof of our Lean-to, He also catches birds on a regular basis.

He's obsessed with birds, when a flock of birds flew past my bedroom window he was ready to jump right through the glass!

**gorgon**

I don't trust men who own cats.

If you have a SO and it's hers, fine. No issues. But single dude with a cat? Eh.

I realize that this is a viewpoint that will likely be met with criticism. However, those are my true feelings on the matter. *shrug*

**Co'tor Shas**

I live on a street where most people have dogs. There is a good few hundred feet between ourselves and our neighbors, and both have big dogs, on side 4 rottweilers, and on the other side it's a couple of huskies. All big dogs, but they are scared of my cats. Especially entertaining when you consider that a rottweiler could probably kill them instantly.

Overlord Thraka wrote:
My 3 legged cat George still climbs 20 ft poles to get the roof of our Lean-to, He also catches birds on a regular basis.

He's obsessed with birds, when a flock of birds flew past my bedroom window he was ready to jump right through the glass!

Heh, my grandmother has a 3-legged cat (who she named tripod), and it's amazing how agile they can remain after losing a limb.

**Deadshot**

When a strange man with a gun comes in looking for your valuables, a cat will hiss and move away most of the time. But a dog, from a Terrier to a Spaniel, will bark and alert you to danger, even attack the man to protect you. A bigger dog like a Doberman or a Rottweiler or even a Huskey or Saint Bernard can even be a real threat to any would-be intruder. Whereas if you get a large cat, you will likely end up dinner (Lions and Tigers).

**TheCustomLime**

Well, cats come from a more arid environment. It makes sense for them to drink more efficiently.

**PhantomViper**

gorgon wrote:
I don't trust men who own cats.

If you have a SO and it's hers, fine. No issues. But single dude with a cat? Eh.

I realize that this is a viewpoint that will likely be met with criticism. However, those are my true feelings on the matter. *shrug*

I grew up with both cats and dogs. My parents usually had one big dog (usually a German Shepherd or a Saint Bernard), one small dog (usually some type of Poodle) and a cat (Persian or Siamese).

I don't have the faintest clue why, but as a result I love big dogs and cats, but I find smaller breeds of dogs to be extremely annoying.

Since I now live in an apartment, I can't own a large dog so I got a cat instead (well, I got her as an anniversary present for the wife).

Cats are amazing creatures, the way that they strut around like they own the place and just allow their humans the privilege of looking after them and petting them! Priceless. Cats are infinitely cooler than dogs!

**Stormwall**

My cats and dogs ally to take down prey.

I don't understand it.

**Co'tor Shas**

PhantomViper wrote:
gorgon wrote:
I don't trust men who own cats.

If you have a SO and it's hers, fine. No issues. But single dude with a cat? Eh.

I realize that this is a viewpoint that will likely be met with criticism. However, those are my true feelings on the matter. *shrug*

I grew up with both cats and dogs. My parents usually had one big dog (usually a German Shepherd or a Saint Bernard), one small dog (usually some type of Poodle) and a cat (Persian or Siamese).

I don't have the faintest clue why, but as a result I love big dogs and cats, but I find smaller breeds of dogs to be extremely annoying.

Since I now live in an apartment, I can't own a large dog so I got a cat instead (well, I got her as an anniversary present for the wife).

Cats are amazing creatures, the way that they strut around like they own the place and just allow their humans the privilege of looking after them and petting them! Priceless. Cats are infinitely cooler than dogs!

A dog will be your best friend, a cat is more like the cool guy who allows you to hang out with him

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**SilverMK2**

Deadshot wrote:
When a strange man with a gun comes in looking for your valuables, a cat will hiss and move away most of the time. But a dog, from a Terrier to a Spaniel, will bark and alert you to danger, even attack the man to protect you. A bigger dog like a Doberman or a Rottweiler or even a Huskey or Saint Bernard can even be a real threat to any would-be intruder. Whereas if you get a large cat, you will likely end up dinner (Lions and Tigers).

Or the dog will be all friendly and tail waggy as the guy robs all your stuff

**Deadshot**

SilverMK2 wrote:
Deadshot wrote:
When a strange man with a gun comes in looking for your valuables, a cat will hiss and move away most of the time. But a dog, from a Terrier to a Spaniel, will bark and alert you to danger, even attack the man to protect you. A bigger dog like a Doberman or a Rottweiler or even a Huskey or Saint Bernard can even be a real threat to any would-be intruder. Whereas if you get a large cat, you will likely end up dinner (Lions and Tigers).

Or the dog will be all friendly and tail waggy as the guy robs all your stuff

No. Dogs always know when someone shouldn't be there. My aunt's house was broken into a few weeks ago. She has a King Charles Cavalier. Friendliest dog you'll ever meet. But the second the guy came in the dog was barking its head off and growling like mad. He NEVER growls.

**Co'tor Shas**

Deadshot wrote:
SilverMK2 wrote:
Deadshot wrote:
When a strange man with a gun comes in looking for your valuables, a cat will hiss and move away most of the time. But a dog, from a Terrier to a Spaniel, will bark and alert you to danger, even attack the man to protect you. A bigger dog like a Doberman or a Rottweiler or even a Huskey or Saint Bernard can even be a real threat to any would-be intruder. Whereas if you get a large cat, you will likely end up dinner (Lions and Tigers).

Or the dog will be all friendly and tail waggy as the guy robs all your stuff

No. Dogs always know when someone shouldn't be there. My aunt's house was broken into a few weeks ago. She has a King Charles Cavalier. Friendliest dog you'll ever meet. But the second the guy came in the dog was barking its head off and growling like mad. He NEVER growls.

You obviously have never met my dog

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**Frazzled**

Dad's old Mountain Dog has a bark like the small blond bear he is, but if you ever made it in, he'd lick you to death.

**Deadshot**

Frazzled wrote:Dad's old Mountain Dog has a bark like the small blond bear he is, but if you ever made it in, he'd lick you to death.

Well in that case, the intruder would likely gak his pants and leave in a hurry, before even trying to enter the premises.

Co'tor Shas wrote:
Deadshot wrote:
SilverMK2 wrote:
Deadshot wrote:
When a strange man with a gun comes in looking for your valuables, a cat will hiss and move away most of the time. But a dog, from a Terrier to a Spaniel, will bark and alert you to danger, even attack the man to protect you. A bigger dog like a Doberman or a Rottweiler or even a Huskey or Saint Bernard can even be a real threat to any would-be intruder. Whereas if you get a large cat, you will likely end up dinner (Lions and Tigers).

Or the dog will be all friendly and tail waggy as the guy robs all your stuff

No. Dogs always know when someone shouldn't be there. My aunt's house was broken into a few weeks ago. She has a King Charles Cavalier. Friendliest dog you'll ever meet. But the second the guy came in the dog was barking its head off and growling like mad. He NEVER growls.

You obviously have never met my dog .

Strange dog. In any case, the robber would likely leave anyway for fear of the dog waking anyone or attacking. Even buglars don't want to kill dogs.